SMME Support as of July 2020 SMME Support as of July 2020 What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 0 5638 Article rating: 4.0 The purpose of this presentation is to provide the information on what the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa. Read more
AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED SuperUser Account / Monday, April 13, 2015 0 59853 Article rating: 3.5 FOLLOWING significant growth in the renewable energy business, AfriCoast Engineers SA has developed a sister company to exapnd its vision. Read more
AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 12, 2015 0 56697 Article rating: 4.0 Renewable energy engineering firm AfiCoast Engineers SA has announced that a new company, AfriCoast Energy, will now be responsible for all future renewable energy projects - particulary wind and solar - while it will also play a key role in guiding AfriCoast Engineers' current basket of renewable energy projects. Read more
What we can learn from Coricraft’s furniture manufacturing localisation drive SuperUser Account / Friday, November 14, 2025 0 12 Article rating: No rating South African manufacturing is in dire need of revitalised localisation. Statistics South Africa has recorded a steady decline for years, with the slide reaching 1.5% year-on-year in August, up from a 0.7% decrease in July – reflecting a loss of more than 500 000 jobs since 2014 and a shrinkage of about 5% in economic value since the fourth quarter of 2019. This decline is evident in job losses – particularly in sectors such as textiles and clothing manufacturing – and the value of manufacturing output, which remains weak, owing to factors such as low domestic and export demand, as well as logistical challenges. Read more
Ramaphosa reiterates government’s shift from consumption to investment SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 13, 2025 0 15 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government’s strategic shift in government spending during his address at the 2025 National Construction Summit in Ekurhuleni, on November 13, promising the prioritisation of long-term investment over consumptive social spending and subsidies. “We are shifting the composition of spending from consumption to investment. Capital payments are the fastest-growing expenditure item on our national Budget. They are expected to increase to about 7.5% over the medium term,” Ramaphosa said. Read more
Norfund makes major investment in South African renewable-energy company SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 13, 2025 0 15 Article rating: No rating The Norwegian investment fund for developing countries, Norfund, has invested $75-million (more than R1-billion) in South African independent power producer (IPP) and renewable-energy (solar, wind and battery storage) developer Mulilo, the latter has announced. This investment was managed through Norfund’s Climate Investment Fund. Since 2023, Mulilo’s majority shareholder has been Danish group Copenhagen Investment Partners (CIP). The latter invested in Mulilo through its New Markets Fund I. Read more
Cesa urges coordinated action to translate infrastructure commitment into projects SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 13, 2025 0 14 Article rating: No rating Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) has welcomed the commitment to infrastructure development as outlined in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. However, CEO Chris Campbell says coordinated action is now needed to translate the commitment into functioning, sustainable infrastructure. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana dedicated a large section of his MTBPS address on November 12 to infrastructure, indicating that government’s goal was to ensure that public sector investment in infrastructure exceeded R1-trillion over the next three years. Read more
Cape Town approves R7.8bn in building plans in Q1, with R2bn in Table Bay, CBD SuperUser Account / Thursday, November 13, 2025 0 15 Article rating: No rating The City of Cape Town says it has approved building plans to the value of R7.8-billion in the first quarter of the current financial year. Up to 4 733 building plans were submitted to the city’s Development Management Department from July 1 to September 30 for assessment. Read more